PROA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PROA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
proasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PROA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does PROA mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
The spelling most English dictionaries use for this double-ended outrigger boat that Magellan's crew called flying, for its speed under sail.
Sailors and traders across the Pacific and Indian Ocean built the proa for centuries before any European set eyes on one, and regional styles differ enough that shipwrights still argue over how strict the label should be. Because the hull can reverse without turning around, a helmsman simply swaps which end points forward, a manoeuvre called shunting with no real equivalent on a Western yacht. Old naval logs and museum models sometimes label the same proa with the alternate spellings prao or prau.
How PROA is used
Countable: a proa, two proas. Also written prao or prau.
- Magellan's crew called the proa a flying boat.
- A proa has no fixed bow or stern.
- The proa reached speeds the European ships could not match.
- Two proas escorted the ship out of the strait.
- The islanders built the proa without a single iron nail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PROA
The 4 tiles of PROA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PROA
8 longer words begin with PROA.
Words with PROA inside
Showing 24 of 45 words that contain PROA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PROA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PROA
Common questions about PROA
- Is PROA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROA worth?
- PROA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROA mean?
- The spelling most English dictionaries use for this double-ended outrigger boat that Magellan's crew called flying, for its speed under sail.
- What letters can be added to PROA?
- PROA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PROA:
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